Yongin City's Population Approaches 1.1 Million Milestone... Countdown Begins

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The population of Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province, is on the verge of reaching 1.1 million, including registered foreigners.

Yongin City announced on the 20th that as of the end of last month, the population was counted at 1,091,025, consisting of 1,073,115 Koreans and 17,910 registered foreigners. This is an increase of 12,434 people over six months compared to 1,078,591 at the end of last year.

The total population of Yongin City first surpassed 1 million in 2016 with 1,008,012 people, and exceeded 1.05 million (1,053,522) in 2018.

The areas with the largest population increases this year among eup, myeon, and dong were Dongcheon-dong and Seongbok-dong in Suji-gu (3,075 and 1,654 people respectively), Yeongdeok 1 and 2-dong, and Dongbaek 1, 2, and 3-dong in Giheung-gu (1,135 and 1,036 people respectively). These increases are believed to be due to the continued move-ins to large and medium-sized complexes such as Dongcheon The Sharp East Forena, Seongbok Station Lotte Castle Park Nine, and Jungdong Spring County Xi.

In Cheoin-gu, Yangji-myeon saw a notable population increase of 1,547 people, drawing attention. The city attributes this to the registration of new boarding academy students.

Among the 35 eup, myeon, and dong, the area with the largest population is Jukjeon 1-dong with 58,198 people, followed by Seongbok-dong with 50,037 people.

Additionally, areas with populations exceeding 40,000 include Yeoksam-dong in Cheoin-gu (44,818), Gugal-dong (43,342) and Singal-dong (40,068) in Giheung-gu, and Dongcheon-dong (49,413), Sanghyeon 1-dong (49,209), and Pungdeokcheon 2-dong (42,402) in Suji-gu.

With such large population concentrations, the need for additional administrative subdivisions to provide high-quality administrative services to citizens is increasing.

Mayor Baek Gun-gi of Yongin emphasized, "Yongin City is experiencing particularly rapid population growth among metropolitan cities with populations over 1 million. As demand for administrative services such as roads, transportation, water and sewage, and welfare is rapidly increasing, local government measures like subdivision and support from the central government, including designation as a special city, are necessary."

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